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Bose Omolayo has won Nigeria’s second gold medal in powerlifting at the ongoing Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
Omotayo clinched the first position in the women’s 79kg category.
She also set a new world record after she lifted 141kg.
Omotayo finished ahead of Nataliia Oliinyk and Russia’s Vera Muratova, who won silver and bronze respectively.
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Latifat Tijani won Nigeria’s first gold at the ongoing event in Tokyo.
This is just as Olaitan Ibrahim and Lucy Ejike each won bronze Saturday.
As of day seven, Nigeria occupies the 24th position on the medal log with two gold and two bronze.

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Bose Omolayo has won Nigeria’s second gold medal in powerlifting at the ongoing Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Omotayo clinched the fi...

Ogun: Two dead, many injured as police, kidnappers clash near polytechnic

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Police in Ogun State shot dead two members of a suspected kidnap syndicate on Sunday after a gun duel with officers from Itori, Ewekoro Local Government Area of the State.
It was gathered that the suspects ran into trouble when policemen in Ewekoro divisional headquarters were alerted that at about 7:30 am on Sunday, some armed hoodlums with hoods on their faces had been sighted hiding in a bush at the back of DS Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic, Itori.
Abimbola Oyeyemi, Ogun police image-maker told newsmen on Monday that, the anti-robbery team of the Ewekoro division was immediately mobilised to fish out the said hoodlums.
According to Oyeyemi, the gang on sighting the police, opened fire at them, causing the cops to engaged them in a gun duel that lasted for 40 minutes or thereabouts.
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Oyeyemi added that, “two members of the syndicate were gunned down, while others escaped with varying degrees of gunshot injuries.”
One local shotgun, two live cartridges, two battle axes, empty shells of AK-47 rifle ammunition, three android phones, two small phones, eight pairs of slippers and two school bags were among the items recovered from their hideouts, Oyeyemi disclosed.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in Ogun, Edward Ajogun, warned criminals against testing the will of the command, saying doing so would continue to spell doom for them.
Ajogun also directed a massive manhunt for the fleeing members of the gang.

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Why combat helicopter shot boat in Rivers – Military

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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has denied attacking a boat conveying people and food items from Port Harcourt to Bonny in Rivers.
A statement on Monday by the Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Benjamin Sawyerr declared the claim was false.
Sawyerr said the Air Component of the Joint Task Force Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) received an alert from ground troops.
The soldiers, on clearance operations, reported they were facing resistance at the point of encounter.
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The military dispatched a combat helicopter to provide close air support mission along the Cawthorne Channel.
Sawyerr noted that the chopper observed an illegal oil bunkering boat popularly called “Cotonou Boat” and two escort speedboats.
Sawyerr explained that warning shots were fired to dissuade the crew from hostile action but they fired back.
The two speedboats, according to him, detached from the convoy at high speed leaving the “Cotonou Boat” which was neutralised.
“The helicopter later went after the two speedboats but was unable to track it, while the suspects are still at large and a manhunt has been sent out to apprehend them,” he said.
The DDI assured that the military remains a professional institution that operates in line with best practices through the application of rules of engagement and code of conduct.